“We are very pleased to support the Portuguese Navy’s entertainment needs through the use of satellite TV and our TracVision antennas,” said Ian Palmer, KVH’s executive vice president for satellite sales. “Regional satellite television is an effective means of providing naval crews with access to current news as well as premier entertainment while they are at sea. In addition to providing crew entertainment and supporting morale, high-bandwidth TV satellites also serve as an ideal conduit for the delivery of large volumes of video, imagery, and data to military forces. We look forward to working with the Portuguese Navy to support its onboard entertainment and data needs in the future.”

The Portuguese Navy is the latest in a series of naval customers selecting KVH’s TracVision products. In addition to Portugal, KVH has equipped Greek, Spanish, Dutch, and French naval vessels with satellite TV systems in recent months. KVH has also supplied more than 100 TracVision systems to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The TracVision G8 is equipped with an ultra-efficient 82 cm (32") carbon fiber antenna, fiber optic gyro (FOG) stabilization, all housed in a dome more than 35% smaller than other competing satellite TV antennas with similar reception strength. The smaller TracVision G6 in-motion satellite system uses a 24" (60 cm) antenna combined with antenna-mounted rate gyros, signal strength tracking, and the award-winning KVH GyroTrac™ Digital Gyro Compass. Both antennas use KVH’s integrated DVB technology to provide fast satellite acquisition and reliable satellite tracking and compatibility with such services as Astra, Hotbird, Hispasat, Nilesat, Arabsat, Sirius, Thor in Europe; DIRECTV®, DISH Network™, and ExpressVu in North America, DIRECTV Latin America, and other services around the world. Service for the TracVision G8 and G6 will be provided through KVH’s Certified Support Network, which offers all TracVision customers access to an international network of skilled technical dealers and support centers.

KVH Industries, Inc., is the leader in designing and manufacturing satellite television antennas for mobile applications on land or sea. More customers use mobile TracVision antennas on their boats, RVs, trucks, buses, and automobiles than any other competing product. An ISO 9001-certified company, KVH has headquarters in Middletown, Rhode Island, with a fiber optic and military navigation product manufacturing facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, and a European sales, marketing, and support office in Kokkedal, Denmark.

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, for example, the functionality, characteristics, quality and performance of KVH’s products and technology; anticipated innovation and product development; and customer preferences, requirements and expectations. The actual results could differ. Factors that may cause such differences include, among others, those discussed in KVH’s most recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. KVH assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments.

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